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Shipping activity at Port Qasim

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Meanwhile two more ships scheduled to load/offload containers and cement also arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during last 24 hours.

Berth occupancy maintained at the Port at 62 percent on Thursday, where a total of eleven ships namely C.V OOCL Kobe, M.V Free Envoy, M.V Ina Lotte, M.V Aquila Voyager, M.V Alfa Nourios, M.V Iolcos Vision, M.T Marilena and M.T Bunga Aster are currently occupying berths to load/offload containers, cement, wheat, urea, chemicals, coal and palm oil

during last 24 hours, respectively.

A cargo volume of 72,652 tonnes comprising 46,965 tonnes imports and 25,687 tonnes exports

inclusive of containerized cargo carried in 1,903 containers (TEUs) were handled during last 24 hours.

Four ships C.V CMA CGM Wegnor, M.T Golden Ambrosia and C.V OOCL Kobe sailed out to sea during last 24 hours, while another ship M.V Iolcos Vision was expected to sail on Friday.

Four ship C.V Safmarine Cunene, C.V MSC Oslo, M.T Four Bay and M.V Hina Golden carrying containers, furnace oil and Iron ore were expected to take berths at QICT, FOTCO and IOCB

on Friday, respectively.

March 11. C.V Sudi Tabuk is due to arrive at Port Qasim on Saturday, March 12.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011